1. The first-ever college basketball game not to be held on land won't be an easy ticket. Almost all 7,000 seats for the Michigan State-North Carolina game to be held on an aircraft carrier next November in San Diego will either go to military personnel, to sponsors or to high-profile boosters from either school.
2. The star attraction in the University of San Diego sports bribery scandal made a surprise appearance at a San Diego federal court on Monday. Brandon Johnson, USD's all-time leading scorer, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, then returned home to Houston without speaking to reporters.
3. If it seemed strange that George Washington would fire coach Karl Hobbs more than a month after the Colonials capped a 17-14 season, there was an explanation for the unusual timing. Hobbs' firing comes less than a week after former America East Conference commissioner Patrick Nero was introduced as George Washington's new athletic director.
4. Just in case anyone wasn't already satisfied that Bob Knight was erroneous in his criticism of Kentucky's program, the Lexington Herald-Leader compared how the Wildcats did in the classroom this year to other schools. The verdict: Kentucky's 2.824 team GPA was second best of the seven SEC schools willing to report their scores, a shade behind Alabama's 2.83.
5. A future member of college basketball's all-name team will decide what school he'll attend later this week. Erie Community College forward God's Gift Achiuwa will not make any more recruiting visits and will choose between Washington, St. John's and Cincinnati. For those curious, here's my piece from last year on how Achiuwa got his unusual name.�
There's a reason Baylor signee Deuce Bello is known as perhaps the best dunker in the class of 2011. The springy wing shows it here with this smooth behind-the-back near-360 during warmups before the Jordan Brand Classic earlier this month in Charlotte.
"The one part that made my thought process even a lot easier was ... my 12-year-old who lives in Miami called me. And he said 'Daddy, I know the University of Miami needs a coach. I don't want you to come here. I want you to stay at Kansas State because I like it there better." -- Frank Martin reiterating why he's content at Kansas State after Miami showed little interest in bringing him back to his hometown. (810 WHB)
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